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Assunta Krehl

New Science Media Centre Offers Online Information, Resources, Training - Mediacaster Magazine - March 19, 2010 - 0 views

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    Science journalism is in decline. Science reporting is being left to general assignment reporters, who may lack the expertise to present science in an informative and engaging fashion. The Science Media Centre of Canada is a proposed remedy and will host their launch event at the MaRS Centre on April 20th with Jay Ingram, co-host of Discovery Channel's Daily Planet.
Assunta Krehl

University of Toronto launches new centre to support commercialization of research - University of Toronto Media Room - September 19, 2012 - 0 views

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    The University of Toronto today launched the Banting and Best Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a new pre-incubation hub for discovery, innovation and commercialization which is located across the innovation centre, MaRS Discovery District.
Assunta Krehl

JOLT's first six startups have heavy social component - IT Business.ca - August 16, 2012 - 0 views

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    The following six start-ups will comprise JOLT's first summer cohort: Prof (interactive social education platform), Vennpage (infographics), ShelfLife (social commerce for fans of collectibles), SlingRide (social network for booking rideshare trips), Greengage Mobile (social platform encouraging eco-sustainable practices in the workplace) and tout.it  (social media platform for sports fans).
Assunta Krehl

Ryerson's Professor Recognized by MIT Technology Review's TR35 Listing of the World's Top Young Innovators for 2012 -Ryerson DMZ - August 21, 2012 - 0 views

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    Dr. Hossein Rahnama who is known for his groundbreaking work in context-aware and cloud computing platforms has been recognized as part of MIT's Technology Review magazine's 2012 list of the world's top innovators under the age of 35. Dr. Hossein Rahnama founded Flybits, which is a spin-off of Ryerson University and is supported by Digital Media Zone and MaRS Innovation.
Cathy Bogaart

Drilling Down - On Twitter, a Close-Knit Network - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Data from social media consulting firm Sysomos (MaRS client) says Twitter users are separated by six degrees. Article in the New York Times.
Cathy Bogaart

Why Do So Many Companies Suck at Social Media? - Online Marketing Blog - 0 views

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    You can suck. As long as you learn from it. As long as you: Listen. Create. Engage. Be open. Be brave. Test. Change. Make money. (Or achieve whatever your outcome is supposed to be.)
Cathy Bogaart

Social Media Show 16: Kiip Listen.in to DELL - Perpetual Radio Networks, November 22, 2010 - 0 views

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    Lucas Samuels spotlights MaRS client, PushLife Inc, on their weekly radio show. Hear and watch what they say about this Toronto start-up.
Assunta Krehl

Ontario needs to do more for wireless and digital sectors: MEIC report | Tech Media Reports - 0 views

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    As stated in Tech Media Reports "According to a new report from the Mobile Experience Innovation Centre (MEIC), Ontario has the potential to be a world leader in wireless and mobile."
Assunta Krehl

Net Change Week (Social Entrepreneurship - Change.org) - 0 views

  • Net Change is a week-long event, June 8-12, 2009, designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change. Presented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues.
  • Eli Malinski sounds off on Net Change: "Social technology is revolutionizing social change.
  • Net Change is the banner under which all sorts of partners are hosting events, discussions and workshops that align with the core mission of exploring the intersection of social change and new media.
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  • * Social Tech Training, or My Charity Connects * Innovation Parkour * Social Mastermind // Social Media for Social Change * The Skills Exchange * Defining and Measuring Social Success And in the evenings, Net Change brings unique community collaborations like: * Mobile Monday takes a social change perspective * Toronto's Internet Town Hall at the Gladstone Hotel * Cocktails and Inspiration: a discussion on profound innovation and social change with Eric Young in conversation with Bill White. * Wired Wednesday gets a dose of Web of Change * Refresh Events encourages collaborative partnerships
  • Net Change's ticketed and free events are taking place at the MaRS Centre. For more information on events and how to be involved, check out http://www.netchangeweek.ca.
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    Lisa Torjman's blog on Net Change Week happening June 8-12, 2009 which is designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change.
Assunta Krehl

CNW Group | CNW GROUP - MEDIA DAYBOOK | CNW Daybook for Friday, June 5, 2009 - 0 views

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    Media advisory that Dr. Williams Ontarios Chief Medical Officer of Health will be providing an update regarding H1N1 flu virus.
Assunta Krehl

CNW Group | ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE | Media Advisory - Ontario Human Swine Flu Surveillance Update - 0 views

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    Media advisory that Dr. Williams Ontarios Chief Medical Officer of Health will be providing an update regarding H1N1 flu virus.
Assunta Krehl

CNW Telbec | ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE | Media Advisory - Ontario H1N1 flu virus surveillance update - 0 views

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  • Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, will be providing an update on the province's surveillance for H1N1 flu virus.
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    Media advisory that Dr. Williams Ontarios Chief Medical Officer of Health will be providing an update regarding H1N1 flu virus.
Assunta Krehl

Visionary Bill Buxton to keynote CAJ/CAJEF news innovation conference Jan. 30 - Canadian Newswire - January 12, 2010 - 1 views

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    Design and technology visionary Bill Buxton will outline the challenges facing news media and the opportunities they present in the closing keynote at a trailblazing conference in Toronto on Jan. 30. The event is geared for journalists, decision makers and members of the public.The conference is being held at the MaRS centre.
Tim T

Web publishers left with little after middlemen split ad spoils | Marketing & Advertising > Marketing & Advertising Sector Performance from AllBusiness.com - 0 views

  • In a not-atypical scenario, a publisher may only receive $1 of a $5 cost-per-thousand media buy once all the middlemen have taken their tithes. Where does the rest go? According to an estimate from Tolman Geffs, co-president of investment bank Jordan Edmiston, it gets divided like this: The agency ($.75), ad network ($2), data provider ($0.75), ad exchange ($0.25) and the ad server ($0.25).
  • The space between advertiser and publisher has become jam-packed over the last decade, with literally hundreds of ad networks, data companies, yield managers, ad servers and exchanges all purporting to serve advertisers or publishers in some unique way; but all have their own business models that may or may not be adding value to either.
  • they're all dipping into the display-ad revenue stream.
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  • what parts of the online display-ad ecosystem, estimated by eMarketer to be worth $7.9 billion in 2010, are adding value for publishers or brands, and what parts are preventing the flow of brand dollars into the system.
  • While some publishers remain wary of Google as both a service provider to publishers as well as a competitor for display-ad dollars, Google's argument is that its motivations are virtuous. As VP-Product Management Susan Wojcicki said last week at the Internet Advertising Bureau's annual meeting, Google makes money when publishers do. That, and the set-up isn't much different from Microsoft, itself a seller of online ads as well as a service provider to publishers.
  • Any time you have companies talking about their secret algorithms or black boxes, it should raise a red flag, he said. For publishers and advertisers, the question should be: Do they make the whole thing bigger and better?
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    AdAge - In a not-atypical scenario, a publisher may only receive $1 of a $5 cost-per-thousand media buy once all the middlemen have taken their tithes. Where does the rest go? According to an estimate from Tolman Geffs, co-president of investment bank Jordan Edmiston, it gets divided like this: The agency ($.75), ad network ($2), data provider ($0.75), ad exchange ($0.25) and the ad server ($0.25).
Cathy Bogaart

CRTC Reaffirms Support For CCTS - Village Gamer, Jan 26, 2011 - 0 views

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    The Village Gamer reports on the Ontario digital media delegation of companies and venture capital investors heading to New York City next week, organized by MaRS. Delegate companies will present at the prestigious Onmedia NYC 2011 conference, a two-and-a-half day executive gathering on Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2011.
Cathy Bogaart

A Few Examples Of Why Canada Is Creative Central, Village Gamer, Feb 17, 2011 - 0 views

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    The Village Gamer mentions MaRS' funding sources database in a blog that shows how Canada is Creative Central. It's listed along with a number of other awards for those in the digital media space.
Cathy Bogaart

uBuddy brings students together - Metro, Feb 18, 2011 - 0 views

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    Metro features uBuddy, a MaRS client whose social media product just launched. uBuddy, based at the University of Toronto, allows students to facilitate note-sharing, meetings and course discussions online.
Cathy Bogaart

Connectedness - MaRS Discovery District steps up to deliver a message « Ministry of Research and Innovation - Ministère de la Recherche et de l'Innovation - 1 views

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    As a guest blogger for the Ministry of Research and Innovation, Chris Arsenault of iNovia Capital writes about the Ontario delegation of digital media companies to New York with MaRS.
Cathy Bogaart

Youth rule digital work - Financial Post - 0 views

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    What does Canada's digital media economy look like? Find out in the Financial Post's feature on Justin Kozuch's Pixel to Product research which surveyed Canadian companies and individuals.
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